Thai Chicken Soup

Chicken Thai soup has the unique flavor of lemon grass. I love lemon grass, but I know people that are not really fond of it. So if you are one of them, you may want to skip this soup. However, if you are on my side, you may fall in love. I recommend you buy fresh lemon grass, but if you can’t find it, they sell it dried too. I use it quite a lot for Thai food, tea and smoothies. It’s hard to find it fresh here in Europe, so I grow my own plant in a container. It is so easy to maintain and looks reasonably nice. At summer I put it out in the sun and during cold months I keep it indoors. It doesn’t need special care, just water and a little fertilizer from time to time. And it keeps mosquitoes away. I have had the same plant for a few years now and I harvest it regularly. If you live in a country with mild winters where temperatures don’t fall under 40 degrees F (4 C), you can grow it outside all year.